Empire Side Tables
EMPIRE STYLE
From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.
Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.
Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine. Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory.
The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.
Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Empire
French "Bout de canapé" End or Side Table, Massive Mahogany & Marble, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little table, sellette side or end table in the Empire style.
Massive mahogany and marble.
The marble was broken and very properly glued.
Made circa 1960
Good condition, few ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Birch Root Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Swedish birch root table, solid burr birch circular top, standing on shaped stem and scrolled legs.
Rich golden colour.
Area of restoration to the top were a wood knot w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Baker Furniture Empire Banded Mahogany Drum Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire or Georgian style drum side table or tea table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Beautiful flame mahogany, with satinwood banding.
Measures: 24"W x 24...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Empire Table, France, Around 1820
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire table, France, around 1820.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
wood: mahogany
dimensions: height 77 cm, diameter 69 cm.
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Birch Empire Lyre Form Side Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century birch Empire lyre form side table circa 1820.
Fine quality Swedish Empire period birch side table.
Oval top, veneered in burr birch complete with original mo...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Small Early 20th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French Empire style side table from the turn of the 20th century features a mahogany base supported by three columns finished with bronze banding at their bases and capitals. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Parquetry Side Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Walnut and Kingwood French Parquetry side table of Serpentine Form and Empire style
With Pretty shaped legs featuring Brass mounts...
Category
1920s Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Late Empire Style Coffee Table
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Late Empire style coffee table made in the late 1700s early 1800s.
The lines of this furniture are straight, the smooth surface gives to the coffee table static but elegant composu...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Empire Cherry Wood Antique Side Table with Internal Desk Top
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Lovely italian of the period Empire side table in cherry wood. This rare side table turns into a delightful little desk hidden inside the drawer. Internally equipped with numerous sm...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1870
Hand-crafted in France in the secon...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style marble-top side table made of mahogany with veneer of flame mahogany. Finish on all four sides. Oak as a secondary wood. Two dovetailed drawers with cast bras. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Neoclassical Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exquisite 18th century French neoclassical side table, an exceptional piece of furniture that exudes timeless elegance and so...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Cupioli Blue side Table Scagliola inlaid Art top metal base Handmade in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
This table can be used as tea table, side table, lamp table it has multiple uses.
The top is manufactured in scagliola art inlay, same technique of the "Paliotto" of the 16th century...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Empire Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Pair Antique French Empire Napoleonic Neoclassical Rosewood Ormolu Side Tables
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & elegant pair of antique French Empire Napoleonic period rosewood and ormolu pedestal side/lamp tables, circa 1805.
Each table having a rectangular top with a beaded ormolu ...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Empire Style Side Table in an Ebonized Mahogany Finish, Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire side table or Empire end table that was recently restored in our Old Plank workshop. The finishing department hand-sanded and stripped the mahogany, without the...
Category
1930s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Empire End Tables Walnut Black Columns Vintage Regency
By Henredon
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great pair of Empire Style end tables with brass collared black columns and bun feet. Beautiful bookmatched veneer on top surfaces with medallion corners....
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Cupioli Blue Side Table Scagliola Art Inlaid Top Metal Base Handmade in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
This table can be used as tea table, side table, lamp table it has multiple uses.
The top is manufactured in scagliola art inlay, same technique of the "Paliotto" of the 16th century...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Empire Side Tables
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Empire St. Faux Painted Wood, Giltwood and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Empire st. faux painted wood, giltwood and Gris Turquin marble side/center table. The circular table is raised by a most decorative triangular base ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet stands on bronze paw feet over a wide straight bottom plinth; it is decorated at the shoulder with Egyptian woman...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Theodore Alexander Carved Eagle Empire Marble Top Pedestals / Tables, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are statement pieces! This is a pair of late 20th century pedestals or side tables by Theodore Alexander. The green marble tops are removable. The pedestals are carved mahogany...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Round Empire Style White Woven Wicker Column Side End Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Round Empire style white painted woven wicker accent side or end table featuring a three-column base with braided twist decorations.
Category
20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wicker, Wood
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table circa 1890.
Rectangular top with canted corners. Hinged lid opens to reveal a fitted interior of compartments arranged aro...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Vintage Low Marble Top Empire Style Pedestal Side Tables by Imperial, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage low marble top Empire style pedestal side tables by Imperial - a Pair. Item features a nice low form, square white marble tops, wooden urn form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian, Lucca, Late Empire Period Walnut and Giltwood 1-Drawer Table, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with canted corners, the top with 4 bookmatched veneers, the case housing two drawers and having a carved giltwood trim at bottom,, the shaped legs with carv...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Giltwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Empire St. Burl Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely high quality French 19th century Empire st. burl Walnut, ormolu and Jaune de Sienne marble side table. The oblong shaped table is raised by impressive richly...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Walnut Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet is decorated with front square columns embellished with decorative brass mounts at the shoulder and the base, and ending with bracket feet over a wide bottom plinth. The small fruit wood chest features a drawer across the front dressed with a brass lion head pull, over a center door dressed with a bronze fist...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Lamp Table By Baker With Walnut Sunburst Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful Empire style cherry and walnut side or lamp table by Baker furniture. Ca' 1970's, solid brass hardware, pull out drawer. Heavy and very well made. Featuring a sunburst pa...
Category
1970s Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Vintage Baker French Empire Side Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Baker French Empire style side table or gueridon, 1980's. This lovely table features an ebonized round top, bronze claw feet and bust accen...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Bronze Table
Located in Fairfax, VA
19th century bronze empire style side table with three ram's heads holding the marble top tray.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire gueridon crafted in France during the 19th century from beautifully patinated mahogany. Topped with black stone that’s in wonderful antique condition and encompasse...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany and Mounted Brass Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th century
Mahogany, with mounted brass ormolu.
Measures: 20" W x 16" D x...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Side Table with Black Ink Painting, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Round Empire side table with one drawer, veneered in walnut and black ink painting with dolphin motifs and vines on the frame and downward tape...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tilt Top Gueridon with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A charming small scale gueridon, the marble top on a mahogany base with excellent quality brass and ormolu mounts. With the original mechanism that allows the top to be tilted from v...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Mahogany Magazine Stand/Side Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1960 by The Company Master Craftsman. Although designed for magazines, this exquisitely crafted mahogany table could serve a number functions from holding remotes, keys and col...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Oval Empire Sewing Table with Thread Inlays, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Empire sewing table with socketed saber legs and basket tray as well as an oval frame with fire gilded fittings. The oval table has a lockable draw...
Category
1810s German Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Gueridon Side Table with Tripod Columns Brass and Marble Top
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful French Empire style gueridon table from 19th century. Beautiful black fossil marble over a mahogany body. A simple apron showcases the deep toned wood. Three columnar leg...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Side Tables, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style two-tier end tables or nightstands
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cherry wood, with burl wood banding and satinwood string...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
French 19th Century Empire Style Round Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful 19th century Empire table is the perfect addition to any home decor style. Beautiful, black Belgian granite - in great conditi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble side table. The table is raised by handsome ormolu paw feet below a fine r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Empire Side Table, Gray Marble Top, C 1810
Located in Nordhavn, DK
Elegant Danish Empire side table in mahogany.
Table top in Belgian gray marble.
Elegant inlay of dark hardwood on legs.
Copenhagen approx. 1810.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Round Side Table, Country Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Empire-style Neo Classic wooden round side table in a rustic country finish, with a dish top, four tapered column legs and an X stretcher base.
Dimensions: 30" W x 30" D x 27....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Rider Two-Tier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. A fab storage solution for an entryway or a bathroom, our Rider two-tier side table is an updated take on French Empire style. Blacken...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
American Empire Expanding Rectangular Wood Side Table with Mahogany Veneer
Located in New York, NY
American Empire folding rectangular side table with a sliding table top and extendable hinged leaf, resting on a baluster pedestal base ending in 4 flattened scroll legs with casters...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables - a Pair. Item features a claw foot tripod pedestal base, lower shelf, beautiful woodgrain,...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Marble Top Pedestal Table
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant tall side table made of mahogany with black marble top. It
Is well made with exceptional bronze dore gilt mounts in the empire
Style with a tapered leg ending in bronze dore ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Tea Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Book-matched mahogany in starburst pattern, with gold g...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Painted Empire Table
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency design circular marble topped painted and decorated centre/lamp table with elongated turned feet.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available.
We are c...
Category
18th Century British Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Elegant Italian Empire Consoles Tables with White Marble Top, 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Empire mahogany and finely carved gilt-wood consoles tables with the rectangular Carrara white marble top.
Timeless elegance for your interior.
Measures: Height cm 102 width cm 124...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 19th Century Sorrento Walnut Marquetry Side Table
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing table hand-crafted and inline in Sorrento, the central inlay depicts St. George in the killing of the dragon, the table is all inlaid with games of various types of wood. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry Wood and Ebonized Gueridon, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or neoclassical style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Cherry wood, with ebonized columns and brass and gold g...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Mahogany Campaign Side Tables, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire style brass mounted campaign cabinets or side tables with single drawers and storage compartments. 20.5” H x 25.5” W x 19.5” D.
Category
20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Side Tables
Located in Charleston, SC
Great pair of French Empire style bronze mounted marble top side tables. Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Beech and Walnut Root Console Table with an Orange Glass Top, Italy
By Dassi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This console table is made in beech and walnut root and features an orange back-painted glass top, two lateral shelves and a brass handle.
This is a vintage...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Empire Style Walnut and Ebonized Side Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish pair of Italian Empire style walnut and ebonized side tables. These also have beautiful inlaid marble, gilt details and claw feet. Creates a lovely upscale look!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Empire Style Burl Wood Gueridon with Carved Swan Motif
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire style occasional side table or tea table
Italy, 20th century
Carved maple base in swan motif, with burl wood top.
Measures: 16" W x 16" D x 22.25" H.
Ve...
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Maple, Burl
French Empire Figural Bronzed Metal & Glass Center Table with Ram's Heads 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Empire figural center table offers glass top over cast and bronzed base in triangular form having reeded legs with rams head capitals and hoof feet, stretchers with crossed ...
Category
20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century Italian Empire style walnut side table with brass gallery. A quality piece with a beautiful finish. Perfect for the...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire side table, Western Europe, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire style side table
Made of wood with an inlay.
Manufactured around 1920
After renovation in our workshop.
Very good condition
height 52cm, width 47cm, depth 47cm
Category
1920s German Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Empire side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire side tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Modenese Gastone, Cupioli made in Italy, and Dassi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $595 and tops out at $57,349 while the average work can sell for $2,775.
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